00:10:30
solo soprano, piano
Three soprano arias excerpted from the opera Alice Tierney: "I Wish that You Could See You," "I am Alice 1," and "I Might Be Alice 3." Suitable for performance in recitals or auditions, these lyrical and dramatic songs showcase contrasting emotions from three of the female characters in the show. Commissioned by Oberlin Conservatory Opera.
06:00
solo baritone, piano trio
A dark and unsettling song about insecurity and unrequited love, setting poetry by Luke Stromberg. Commissioned by Network for New Music.
00:4:00
solo baritone, piano
A dark and unsettling song about insecurity and unrequited love, setting poetry by Luke Stromberg. Commissioned by CodyRay Caho.
00:14:30
solo soprano, clarinet
A cycle of songs setting mystical, magical, and sometimes irreverant poetry from "the Witch of Kings Cross" Rosaleen Norton, who was persecuted for her lifestyle in 1950s Sydney. Commissioned by Whistling Hens .
00:15:00
solo soprano, piano
East meets West in Chinoiserie, a three-song cycle for soprano that explores complexities of cultural exchange, mimicry, commodification, and identity. The third song, "Counterfeit," is intended for performance by singers of Asian descent. Commissioned by Jennifer Lien and the Cincinnati Song Initiative.
00:05:40
solo mezzo-soprano, string orchestra
A recontextualization of Walt Whitman's poem "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" into a rousing call to action for the Black Lives Matter movement, intended for performance by singers of color. Commissioned by the Brooklyn Metro Chamber Orchestra.
00:05:40
solo mezzo-soprano, violin, double bass, piano
A recontextualization of Walt Whitman's poem "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" into a rousing call to action for the Black Lives Matter movement, intended for performance by singers of color. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:05:40
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
A recontextualization of Walt Whitman's poem "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" into a rousing call to action for the Black Lives Matter movement, intended for performance by singers of color. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:04:00
solo soprano, 2 violins
Drawing on the composer's interest in forensic science and the environment, this song uses soaring melody and a fast minimalist groove in the violins to portray the inevitable process of elemental degradation. Commissioned by Glass Clouds Ensemble .
04:30
solo contralto, piano
A humorous folk-inspired protest song about our relationship to the excesses of the 1%, drawing on the early 20th-century popular music style of the Great American Songbook. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:04:30
solo baritone, piano
A humorous folk-inspired protest song about our relationship to the excesses of the 1%, drawing on the early 20th-century popular music style of the Great American Songbook. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:04:30
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
A humorous folk-inspired protest song about our relationship to the excesses of the 1%, drawing on the early 20th-century popular music style of the Great American Songbook. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:04:30
solo soprano, piano
A humorous folk-inspired protest song about our relationship to the excesses of the 1%, drawing on the early 20th-century popular music style of the Great American Songbook. Commissioned by Lyric Fest.
00:04:00
solo voice, viola
An arrangement of the mid-1960s Bob Dylan song for voice and viola, juxtaposing the folk melody against the chaotic and frightening experience of current events. Commissioned by Elise Brancheau.
00:11:00
solo soprano, organ
A song cycle tracing a message of hope across time, from optimistic potential of a new birth, to our anguish at present tribulations and our yearning for a brighter future, to a call to action as we prepare and pass on our work to future generations. Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists.
00:13:30
solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, piano
Selected arias from The Gonzales Cantata, a cantata based on the 2007 Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. Called "the coolest thing you will ever see on this show" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. More information at the Gonzales Cantata website.
00:12:00
solo mezzo soprano, violin, harp
Cycle of three contrasting songs with text based on Icelandic Poetic Edda, telling the story of Hervor, a Viking warrior princess who hides her gender to reclaim her father's cursed sword. Commissioned by Maren Montalbano.
00:06:00
solo voice, piano
Trent Reznor's "Hurt" from the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral, arranged by Melissa Dunphy for solo voice and piano. Commissioned by Know the Score.
00:07:00
solo tenor, organ
Two songs setting texts by Hildegard of Bingen, suitable for sacred performances. Commissioned by Mitchell Sturges .
00:16:00
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
Song cycle for soprano setting three speeches by female politicians. Commissioned by Dr. Michelle Murphy DeBruyn.
8:00
solo voice, looper pedal
A setting of poetry about personal growth and healing through two snapshots, a year apart. Any range of vocalist can perform this song, which creates self-harmonies through the use of a looper pedal. Commissioned by Voice of this Generation and Network for New Music .
00:12:00
solo mezzo-soprano(s), piano
Poems about healing and female empowerment by Nikita Gill create the lyrics in this cycle, which contains three songs for solo voice, and a fourth song for unaccompanied trio, written originally for undergraduate vocal majors. Commissioned by McNeese State University.
00:12:00
solo soprano(s), piano
Poems about healing and female empowerment by Nikita Gill create the lyrics in this cycle, which contains three songs for solo soprano, and a fourth song for unaccompanied soprano trio, written originally for undergraduate vocal majors. Commissioned by McNeese State University.
00:02:00
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
A solo vocal arrangement of a short feminist work originally written for three solo treble voices. Commissioned by Jamie Barton.
00:05:00
solo voice, piano
Trent Reznor's "Right Where It Belongs" from the 2005 Nine Inch Nails album [WITH_TEETH], arranged by Melissa Dunphy for solo voice and piano. Commissioned by Know the Score.
1:00
solo baritone, piano trio
This short, light song evokes the frenetic movement of nature in summer, and summer love. Poetry by Juliette Lee. Commissioned by Network for New Music .
